Wagon-top.



F. GEIGER.

WAGON TOP.

APPLIUATION FILED JULY 1, 1910.

979,839. Patented Dec. 27, 1910.

612768 Inventor by I v r I Attorneys Patoka, in the county of Marion andState I seen to best advantage in FRANK GEIGER, 0F PATOKA, ILLINOIS.

WAGON-TOP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 27, 1910.

Application filed July 7, 1910. Serial No. 570,838.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, FRANK Galena, a lcitizen of the United States, residing at of Illinois, have invented anew and'useful Wagon-Top, of which the following is a specification,

It is the object of this invention to provide, in a simple andmerchantable form, a folding top, adapted readily to be placed upon, andremoved from, farm wagons and other vehicles which are provided withupstanding sides.

Another object of the invention is to provide a removable wagon topadapted to rest upon the upper edges of a wagon box, and to adapt thesaid top for removable connection with a seat, whereby the seat mayconstitute a means for maintaining the top in place upon the box of thewagon.

Another object of the invention is to provide novel means forcontrolling the pivotal movement of the top.

Another object of the invention is to increase the stability and wearingqualities of a device of the class mentioned.

In the drawings,-Figure 1 is a side elevation; Fig. 2 is a fragmentaltop plan; Fig. 3 is a fragmental transverse section; and Fig. 4 is anedge elevation of the intermediate bow, a portion thereof being brokenaway, in order that certain structural details may more clearly appear.

In the drawings, a wagon box is shown and denoted by the numeral 1, thenumeral 2 denoting specifically the side walls of the box. The wagon boxconstitutes no part of the present invention, and, in the showing of thedrawing in this respect may be regarded as typical only.

In carrying out the invention, a pair of plates 3 are provided, adaptedto be applied to the opposite sides 2 of the wagon box', upon theexterior of these sides. The invention includes two duplicatemechanisms, one of which is shown in Fig. 3. The description will beconfined to one side of the device, it being understood without furtherexplanation, that the' description will apply with equal propriety tothe other side of the structure.

Spaced standards 4 are secured to the plate 3, and are adapted toupstand slightly above the upper edge of the said plate. As

' Upon its outer end, the rod Fig. 3, these standards 4 are bent sharplyupon themselves as at 5, their ends being fashioned into hooks 6 adaptedto be disposed within the wagon box. A bar 7 is secured, as shown at 8,in the bent portions 5 of the standards 4, this bar 7 being adapted torest upon the upper edge of the side wall 2 of the wagon box as shown.

A seat 9 is provided, this seat being of any desired form. around theends of the seat 9 and secured to the seat, the said straps being.spaced apart from the ends of the seat, as denoted by the numeral 11.Recalling that but one side of the structure is shown in Fig. 3, it willbe seen that the straps 10 maybe engaged, in their intermediate portions11, in books 6.

Retaining elements 12 unite the plates 14 with the plate 3, theseretaining elements 12 serving as pivotal mountings for a top com prisinga front how 15, an intermediate bow 16, and a rear bow 17, the ends ofwhich are disposed between the plates 14 and 3. Toggles 18 connect theintermediate bow 16 with the bows 15 and 17, and the several bows carrya foldable cover 19. Secured to the intermediate bow 16 is a plate 20,provided with an outstanding boss 21 in which there is a flaring opening22, extended through the outer end face of the boss, so that the boss isgiven an annular form. A rod 23 is mounted in the opening 22 in theboss, and is extended through the intermediate bow 16, as seen to bestadvantage in Fig. 4. 23 is provided with a head 24. The inner end of therod 23 is threaded to receive awing nut 25, a washer 29 being, ifdesired, interposed between the wing nut 25 and the inner face of theintermediate bow 16. There is an opening in the head 24, in which an arm26 is adapted to slide. The lower end of this arm 26 is pivoted, as at27, to the plate 3, adjacent the lower rear corner of the said plate, awear member 28 being interposed between the arm 26 and the plate 3.

The operation of the device is as follows. It will be seen that carryingmembers, comprising the plates 3, the standards 4 and the rods 7, mayreadily be mounted in place, together with the bows and the cover, uponthe upper edge of the wagon box 1, the bars 7 resting upon the upperedges of the wagon box, and the hooks 6 depending between the side walls2 of the wagon box. The seat may then be mounted in place, the spacedportions 11 of the straps 10 engaging in the hooks 6. It will be seenthat the weight of Straps 10 are extended the seat 9, together ofcourse, with the weight of the occupant, will serve to hold the coversecurely in place. \Vhen it is desired to re move the cover, all that isnecessary is, in the first instance, to remove the seat 9 from the hooks6, and subsequently to lift the carrying members from the wagon box 1.The construction, therefore, is such that the cover may be placed upon a"ehicle and removed therefrom, in a very short space of time.

When the wing nut 25 is rotated, the head- 24 of the rod 23 will moveinto the opening 22 of the boss 21, the arm 26 being drawn against twooppositely disposed points upon the periphery of the boss 21; and thusthe upper end of the arm 26 will be securely connected with theintermediate bow 16, to retain the cover in any desired position.

When the Wing nut 25 is loosened, the arm 26 will slide freely throughthe opening in the head 24, permitting the cover to be swung eitherforwardly or rearwardly. Of course, as will be well understood by aninspection of the drawings, the toggles 18 may be manipulated to permitthe cover 19 to be folded together in the ordinary manner.

It is to be understood that the drawings show typical embodiments merelyand that minor changes may be made, without sacrificing the advantagesof the invention.

Having thus described the invention, What is claimed is In a device ofthe class described, plates adapted to be applied to the outer sides ofa wagon box; standards rising from the plates and bent to overhang theupper edges of the box, the ends of the standards being fashioned intohooks adapted to be disposed within the box; bars secured in the bentportions of the standards, and adapted to rest upon the upper edges ofthe box; a seat terminally provided with straps extended across its endsto engage the hooks; and a top carried by the plates.

In testimony that I 'claim the foregoing as my own, I have heretoaflixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

FRANK GEIGER;

